Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-15

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! nesuiar Correspondence OF 1SrELLroENcHn.
foLuMBIA, Jan. l5--On account Of the
suild weather and warm rains of the past few
( aevs tho various tributaries OF the Susque-
honns river are very much swollen. Oc!or.
Il 70 creek, which empties into the river about
fur miles north Of Port Deposit, is un-
usually high. The creek has been covered
with Ice from l. to Il inches in thickness,
which has been broken up by the sudden
rtBa The ice coming In contact with the iron
bridge Of the Columbia & Port Deposit
xailroad company, which spans the creek
at Octoraro, has formed formidable gorge
aud the destruction OF the bridge seems prob.
able. The railroad authorities ordered force
Of men from Port Deposit Friday night, who
have gone TO the bridge to render what as
instance they can toward saving It The dam
q the Mccullough Iron company, at Row.
1andville, contains ice Is inches in thickness,
which IL xpected to break up every moment
When this heavy ice reaches the bridge, in
addition to the gorge now there, should the
bridge not be relieved, its destruction will
doubtless be inevitable. There is no percep-
tble rise in the Susquehanna as yet, and the
condition of the ice In the river remains ur.
changed.
Exercises in the High school.
The pupils OF the Columbia high
school held their bl.monthly exer.
clses In their school room on Friday
afternoon when the following programme
was carried out Ex-augural address, Maggie
McMsnus; reading OF minutes, Harry Eyde
instrumental duet Eva Elliott and
Mary Heinaman sketch of the life
OF General John A. Logan, Alfred
Meyers; sextette, Lucy May, Bessie Kaufi-
man, Maggie McManus, Edward Shomler,
Charles Hollinger and Albert Snavely ;
recitation, Bessie Mifliin; debate, " res ol we'd
that the invention of machinery is an in Jury
TO the laboring class" affirmative, Isasc Tay
lor and Emile Bucher negative, Horace "
Dickinson and Edna Gohn The arguments
presented 10y the negative were so forcible
that the question was unanimously decided
In that way. Reading, Maggie Hougen.
dobler; chorus, by the school.
Among the Churches
On Sunday morning the sacrament OF the
Lords supper will be administered in the
Second Street Lutheran church
At the Trinity Reformed church, on sun
day morning and evening, the holy commun
ion will be administered TO the congregation
Rev. George Welles Ely, pastor of tn.
Presbyterian church, will deliver a sermon
on Sunday, on the subject of "MakiEc II,
Turn"
Special revival services have been held
during the week ut the Church Of God
From present indications the services will
be continued during the coming week.
10 Clear the Wrecks.
The Columbia wreck crew will 20 tc
Shocks station on Sunday when the remain
ing portion OF the wreck OF last Sunday nigh
and the terrible explosion OF Tuesday after
noon will be cleared away.
The wreck crew of the Frederick division
were engaged during yesterday, In clearing
away the debris OF the wreck at Cully's sta
tiop, on the Columbia & Port Deposit rail
road. The work has not been com peted, snt
the crew went down the road this morpiul
70 finish the work.
Samuel h. Wsrfel, who was seriously in
jured in the wreck on the Port road OF
Thursday, is slowly improving in his condi
ton. Mr.. Warfel has been injured fou
times during his career on railroads.
Death of Daniel Rupp.
Daniel Rupp, a former citizen of Columbia
died ON Friday, at his home in Shiremsns
town, on the Cumberland Valley railroad
i've miles above Harrisburg. Mr.. Rupp wa.
engaged In carriage making when he lived
IN town, and the business is now carried on
by his sons, Messrs. Samuel aud Howard E.
k1pp who live iu town. The funeral vii
take place on Monday.
Town SotVs.
The seibert and Wolfe properties will b.
offered at public sale this evening, at tn,
Franklin house.
very large party was held last evenini
at the residence OF Mr.. Isaac Wilson. ar
Cherry street. \ large number OF persons
were presen. from WrightsyIlIe DancipG
WAS INDUCED in during the evening.
Frank Jones and company will appear in
the opera house on next Monday evening,
presenting " ST Perkins"
The pupils OF the high school have most.
poned their sleighiug party to Lancaster,
William Arnold, employed at the 81.
Charles furnace, was pushing car yesterday
afternoon, using large iron bar. The bar
slipped from the track, striking Arnold be.
low the lett eye, cutting large cash in the
face.
Furnace No. 3, OF the Chestnut Hill Iron
ore company, was put in operation yesterday
after being idle for the past several months,
During this time the cupola of the furnace
has been entirely rebuilt and made much
q larger, being the same size as the other fur.
pronaces. The cold weather has caused sone
0aYslay In the starting OF the furnace, the pines
and S!Fater motor being frozen.
A broken sptgot in the barber shop of War.
rem Bishop caused thst place to be flooded
with water yesterday afternoon.